Space Systems Engineer — Mission-Critical, TS-Cleared

Northrop Grumman; Virginia; On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a seasoned systems engineer to support major aerospace programs, translating complex information into clear presentations for stakeholders and contributing to critical data products and artifacts.

The role emphasizes collaboration across engineering disciplines, requirements management, system architecture, and mission analysis, with opportunities to work on spacecraft development and mission operations in a high-security environment.

Qualifications

• B.S. in a STEM field with 12+ years of experience, or M.S. with 10 years, or PhD with 8 years.
• Experience applying systems engineering to the design, development, integration, test, or operation of complex aerospace/defense systems.
• Experience collaborating across engineering disciplines to resolve technical issues and develop integrated system solutions.
• Experience performing core systems-engineering functions: requirements development/management, interface control, system architecture, mission analysis, mission operations, trade studies, verification and validation.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Supporting major program milestones and readiness reviews by developing technical content and translating complex information for stakeholders.
• Authoring and contributing to program data products, systems engineering artifacts, and other deliverables.
• Collaborating with mission partners to mature the system for successful mission execution.
• Supporting development or modification of spacecraft to enable accelerated path from concept to launch.
• Developing understanding of spacecraft operations and reference missions with RPO in contested space.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Requirements management

System architecture

Mission analysis

Verification & validation

Education

B.S. in STEM

M.S. in STEM

PhD

Tools

MBSE

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a seasoned systems engineer to support major aerospace programs, translating complex information into clear presentations for stakeholders and contributing to critical data products and artifacts.

The role emphasizes collaboration across engineering disciplines, requirements management, system architecture, and mission analysis, with opportunities to work on spacecraft development and mission operations in a high-security environment.